My little blogging heaven
where crafting is everything and all is lovely and calm ... eek!

Sunday, 4 January 2015

CRAFTY CALENDAR JANUARY CHALLENGE - SOMETHING NEW

Hello my fellow blogsters and friends in blogland, here is my card for the Crafty Calendar first challenge of 2015. Our theme this month is 'Something New' - it could be new stash, new baby, new home, new craft - anything new in fact!!! I've been wanting to make some cards for the occasions which happen in our lives and had this lovely little image in my 'bought or won' folder on my laptop just begging to be used for a New Home card.

I really enjoyed colouring in this digi image and decided to add a few buzzards oops birds flying overhead to make it look more 'homey' - and now my imagination is taking over - meanwhile, back on planet Earth!!!Ingredients7" x 7" White card Blank - Anna Marie DesignsMushroom home image - either bought or won but am unable to remember where from.Floral Swirl Embossing Folder - Tattered LaceCurved Banner die - Tattered Lace Concertina side and inner plates diesWord Sentiments - Tattered Lace diesTulips die - Tattered Lace diesMixed Scallop Rectangle/Plain Rectangle dies - Tonic diesCircle Layering die - Tonic die setsCountry Meadow paper pad - LOTV and Nitwit Red / White card from StashAnyway, we are being sponsored this month by High Hopes Rubber Stamps and they are donating a prize of two unmounted rubber stamps to the winner of our challenge. Don't forget the challenge runs for a whole month, so plenty of time to get over Christmas and into crafting - woo hoo!

Important bit coming in red!!! Our challenge maestro Lynne is looking for one or two more peeps to join our DT. If you would like to create a card a month for this lovely challenge blog and comment on some of the entries, then you can either email Lynne at lynne.h72@sky.com or put 'DT' after your name when you enter the challenge. We've got some corking themes coming up in 2015!!Oh well, I've waffled on for ages now and Blossom has just taken a flying leap onto my desk (from the door I might add) 'cos his nibs is chasing her - poor girl doesn't realise he just wants to play (!) well he doesn't have the wherewithall for anything else! Ever tried typing through a furbaby's legs - not easy I can assure you. I'll say tata for now.Lots of hugs to you all, take care and to any of you feeling unwell at the moment, I hope you feel better very soon - you can have a virtual cuddle as well!!!Sue xxx

Hi Sue me wonderful blogging mate.Another super creation here matey.Loving your fabulous design as always, and a great image too.You are so clever with your ideas.My I don't know how you manage to type with Blossom on your lap too.Will you be doing the bird count later this month ?Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

No clue how I missed this one Agnes!!!! but in my defence I have been looking after Dermot!! LOL this is gorgeous I really love it and I have no clue what Mrs Duck means about the NEC??!!??? as ifffffffffffffff lmaooooo Sue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

About Me

I have been crafting since I was very small and started making my dolls clothes when I was 8. I have been married to my hubby for almost 49 years and even made my wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses. I still have the pattern - and the dress. We have had cats all our married life but we lost Ebony in January 2012 and Misty in February 2012. A huge feral cat used to own us but sadly, he died in August 2012. He was such a character for a feral cat and, even though we couldn't touch him, we knew he sort of liked us! We decided we wouldn't take on any more pets but in March 2013 a female cat and her 'husband' started living in the garden and despite being ignored they wouldn't leave so ... in short.... they both adopted us and they have now been neutered and chipped and once again we have fur babies! In 2015 an abandoned long haired puss adopted us and he's gorgeous! I will never know how they knew we would take them in - perhaps it's the large tattoo on our foreheads saying 'MUG'!! We wouldn't swap them for the world though.